Bardardalur
Coordinates: 65 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 28 ′ 27 ″ W.
The Bárðardalur is a valley in the north of the island of Iceland . It extends around 45 kilometers inland to the Sprengisandur .
The narrow valley is crossed by the Skjálfandafljót river , which plunges over some waterfalls such as Aldeyjarfoss and Goðafoss . Along both sides of the river there is a road up into the highlands , on the left the Bárðardalsvegur vestri, road 842, which then becomes Sprengisandsleið, road F26.
The Bárðardalur takes its name from the landlord Bárður Bjarnarson.
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- Valley Bardardalur , nat.is (Eng.)
- Bárðardalur , nat.is (iceland.)